1. Separate the sentences using periods. Ex: I love tamales. I also love ice cream.2. Add a comma and conjunction. Ex: I love tamales, and I also love ice cream.3. Place a semicolon between the sentences. Ex: I love tamales; I also love ice cream. 4. Add a subordinating conjunction. Ex: I love tamales, while I also love ice cream.
Sentence Structure- Jake ran to the store.Compound- Jake ran to the store, and he bought candy.Complex- After Jake ran to the store, he was tired.Compound/Complex- When Jake ran to the store, he bought candy, and he got soda.
Figurative Language
Simile- Your eyes are like diamonds.Metaphor- Your eyes are diamonds.Onomatopoeia- Boom! The thunder rumbled.Hyperbole- I could see the black hole in my heart as my mom told me the news.Alliteration- Timmy tried to touch Tommy Turtle timidly.Personification- The wind whispered in my ears. StylesAbsolute-Nostrils flaring, eyes glaring, Sally yelled at Michelle.Vivid Verb- My eyes wheeled around the seemingly empty room.Dash- I wanted to go to camp - or so I thought!Appositive- Julie, my best friend, invited me to her house.Adverb for Effect- "I'm so excited!" Taylor yelled happily.Adjective Beginning- Excited, Reagan listened intently. Speaker Tag- "I'm done!" Jane said jumping out of her chair.
Kinds Of Sentences
1. Declarative- I took care of my dog.
2. Interrogative- Did your dog have puppies?
3. Exclamatory- That is my favorite movie!
4. Imperative- Don't go to the movies, Tommy!Correct A Run-On Sentence
1. Separate the sentences using periods. Ex: I love tamales. I also love ice cream.2. Add a comma and conjunction. Ex: I love tamales, and I also love ice cream.3. Place a semicolon between the sentences. Ex: I love tamales; I also love ice cream.
4. Add a subordinating conjunction. Ex: I love tamales, while I also love ice cream.
Sentence Structure- Jake ran to the store.Compound- Jake ran to the store, and he bought candy.Complex- After Jake ran to the store, he was tired.Compound/Complex- When Jake ran to the store, he bought candy, and he got soda.
Figurative Language
Simile- Your eyes are like diamonds.Metaphor- Your eyes are diamonds.Onomatopoeia- Boom! The thunder rumbled.Hyperbole- I could see the black hole in my heart as my mom told me the news.Alliteration- Timmy tried to touch Tommy Turtle timidly.Personification- The wind whispered in my ears.
StylesAbsolute-Nostrils flaring, eyes glaring, Sally yelled at Michelle.Vivid Verb- My eyes wheeled around the seemingly empty room.Dash- I wanted to go to camp - or so I thought!Appositive- Julie, my best friend, invited me to her house.Adverb for Effect- "I'm so excited!" Taylor yelled happily.Adjective Beginning- Excited, Reagan listened intently. Speaker Tag- "I'm done!" Jane said jumping out of her chair.